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Specification of )Letters Patent.

Patented lliee.. t5, 1192i.

hppieation tletl hprt a, lult-L Serial 11o. militant.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ll, Maar M. lll/'mein a citizen of the United States, residing at Mo- Gill, in the county ot' 1lWhite Pine and State oli Nevada, have invented new and useful improvements in Curtain-Rods, of which the following' is a speeieation.

This invention relates to curtain poles and has for its object .the provision ol a pole which may or may not be extensible and which carries `at its ends a suitable ornamentation in the form ot a ball or similar object and removably secured thereon to facilitate the insertion of the pole within the .stem of the curtain.

ln the use of extensible curtain poles oit the character made of telescopic tubular sections, it is impossible to insert the pole within the hem ot the curtain without separating.;` the sections and threading the hem over the openingy near the end ot' one or both sections. These ends usually have more or less sharp edgres. which tear or out the threads of the delicate curtain fabric during this operation and tor the purpose ot overcomingf this objectionable feature, the present invention provides an extensible curtain rod in which one or both of the balls or ornaments usually provided uponthe outer ends of the rod is removable. so that the curtain may be readilyI slipped over the end ot the rod without danger of injury to the tabric.

With the above objects in View, the in vention comprises a pole` one end ot which is tapered and formed with a stop or shoulder spaced Ylrom the end. said end receiving a ball or ornan'ient. which is removably held in 1position through the medium ot 'the stop or shoulder` the tapered end ot' the pole servingr to center the ball or ornament and to aid in threadingthe curtain ovcr the pole.

ther novel features ot the invention will appear as the following description is read in connection -with the accomrnn'iying.;F dra W- ings.

ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional vieu" ol a pole oi the. telescopic type provided with ballsor ornaments at each end tliereo't. one ol' said balls or ornaments beine,a removably positioned upon the Dole.

liig. 2 is a sectional view through the ball or ornament e'letached trom the pole.

AReferring:v to the drawings in detail. like diameters ot reference denote correspond nu; parts throughout the several views.

ln the use of the invention, the pole may be either of the solid or extensible type, the latter being illustrated. lt comprises two sections 10 and 1l. the latter having perrnanently secured thereon a ball or ornament 12, from which projects a radial extension 13. the ball and extension serving to add to the appearance ot' the pole. The section 10 telescopes over the section 11, both et which are preferably formed of tubular metal, the

iole thus bein# ad'ustable to windows otdillerent widths. T he outer end of the section 10'carrics a ball or hollow sphere 14e, which in appearai'ice is similar to the ball 12. previously mentioned. The ball 14 is provided witl an opening! 15? for the reception of the end of the section 10 and located diametrically opposite this openingr is a seat or depression 1h. The extremity ot' the section 10 is tapered. as shown at 17.140 that the end oi the section may be inserted Within the openingr 15. with the tapered extremity seated in the seat or depression 1G. The hall lilis provided with an extension 1S, similar to the extension 13. previously mentioned.

ipaced 'rom'the tapered extremity 17 of the section '10. is a stoi or Shoulder .19 so that when the end oi Athe section is inserted through the opening ,15` the surrounding edges ot' the said opening may be sprung` over the stop or shoulder 19 and the ball removably held in position. When it is desired to insert the pole within tlie hein o'l 'the curtain. the ball 4is removed vand the pole threaded through the hem. the tapered ex tremity sci-vineT to tacilitute this operation, as well asalto center the ball upon the pole.

lt will be observed Atrom the drawings that the circlunlcrcntial portion 19 is spaced't'rom the end ot the tapered portion a distance slight-ly Agreater than the diameter of the spherical member. causing the tapered portion to maintain its position in the seat when subjected to strain tending: to cause relative annular u'ioren'lent.

While the invention is illustrated as ap plied to an extensible pole. it is obvious that the same may be used in connection with a slotted pole, `the removal oi' thc ball permit ting of the insertion of the pole within the hem oi the curtain. au operation which would be impossible with a slotted pole were the ball not renlovable Various other changes may be made in the torni. proportions and minor details of con-- struction and the right is herein reserved to liti titl

make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

A curtain pole com rising a rod or pole, a hollow spherical mem er having an openin in one side for the reception of the end o the pole, a hollow projection extending from the spherical member diametrically opposite the opening and roviding a seat, a tapered extremity formed) on the pole and engageable with Said seat and a circumferential shoulder formed on the pole and spaced 15 lfrom the tapered extremity for removably holding the spherical member in position the circumferential portion being spaced from the end of the tapered portion a distance slightly greater than the diameter of the 20 MARY M. WE'iisH. 

